GENETIC MODIFICATION PUBLIC DEBATE

Early day motion 1466A1, tabled 16 July 2003 by Ian Gibson (Labour). Signed by 3 members.

leave out from 'www.gmnation.org.uk' to end and add 'welcomes the main conclusions of the Strategy Unit's Report on the Costs and Benefits of GM crops, the first of which states that GM crops could offer some cost and convenience advantages to UK farmers now and that future developments in GM crops have the potential to offer more wide-ranging benefits both to farmers and consumers and goes on to say that there would be significant opportunity cost if the UK lost its ability to research, develop and bring GM crops to markets; notes the significant economic activity of biotechnology in the UK already even without commercially grown GM crops; and calls on the Government to address the key concerns of regulation and public opinion so that the market can ultimately decided the future of the technology.',

Signatures by party: Labour 2, Conservative 1.